Re: Gabe/Nish/Rafe - 8:02 p.m., back by the punch bowl
Nodding encouragingly and glad that Nish seemed receptive to their suggestions, Gabe put his own drink down and grabbed a plate to help support Rafe's handling of the situation.
"It's really much better cut up so it looks more like food," he quipped, trying to be comforting. "And we can take it over to the little seating area. You can get some air, and just... Maybe not think about things.
"How's the painting going, actually?" He tried, groping for a topic that was neither Pax nor work related, nor especially relationship related, so that they could all have something to discuss that was far, far apart from anything triggering.